Maynard sculptor named museum artist-in-residence

Maynard sculptor Carolyn Wirth will be the Frederic Remington Museum’s first artist-in-residence this summer, creating a talk and projects on the life and sculpture of Sally James Farnham.

The Frederic Remington Museum in Ogdensburg, New York, has the country’s largest collection of sculpture by Sally James Farnham, the early 20th century neoclassical sculptor of monuments and portraits. The artist’s Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Memorial, one of many she created, is across the street from the museum at the Ogdensburg Public Library.

Both Remington and Farnham were Ogdensburg natives, and both lived in New York City. Remington was Farnham’s mentor and encouraged her early work, even recommending his New York foundry, Roman Bronze. Farnham’s family began donating her work to the Remington, and the collection grew.

“I’m very excited to participate in the museum’s first artist in residence program this summer, working on projects related to Sally,” said Wirth. “I first fell in love with her while living in New York. I used to walk to work past her magnificent ‘Simon Bolivar’ equestrian sculpture in Central Park. I look forward to working with museum director Laura Foster and staff as I plan my talk and an exhibit, including my ‘Woman Resting’ piece.”